Dr. Emerson Eggerichs tells us that women desire to be loved, but men desperately need to be respected. As a woman, I pretty much felt that I
knew about loving my husband. I thought I would love him the way I wanted to be loved. When I began reading this book, I realized I had no clue how important it was to men to be respected by their wives. I also had no clue what that really looked like, but I knew that I needed to learn. This book will help you learn to respect your husband or love your wife. It will also help you to identify with some of the feelings that you have in regards to love and respect.
The best lesson that I learned was about the “Crazy Cycle”. When you read about it, you will definitely recognize it in your relationships. Dr. Eggerichs teaches, in Love & Respect, that as soon as you realize that you are on the “Crazy Cycle”, you need to do what it takes to get off of it. Sometimes that is easier said than done, but it is worth every effort to try.
Love & Respect teaches about conflict resolution. I hate conflict!! I avoid it whenever possible. You are given lots of examples of situations other married couples have been through and how they worked through their conflicts.
You all know that men and women are so different, but you may not have actually seen a list made of some things that you like for your spouse to do for you. You will likely find yourself saying, “that is so true”.
